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Real Estate Analysis Foundations

Master Excel-based real estate analysis to evaluate deals, strategies, and returns like a pro.

Created bySymon He
4.5
(157 reviews)
IntermediateUpdated Oct 30, 2019
Real Estate Analysis Foundations

What You'll Learn

check_circleUse Excel-based models to analyze various real estate investments.
check_circleUnderstand how analysis fits into the overall investment process.
check_circleAccurately measure returns and evaluate financing impacts.
check_circleApply advanced analysis techniques to real-world property case studies.

About This Course

Mastering real estate analysis is the cornerstone of making smart, profitable investment decisions. In this hands-on course, seasoned investor Symon He equips you with a professional toolkit of advanced, Excel-based models designed to evaluate a wide range of real estate opportunities. Whether you're assessing single-family rentals, fix-and-flips, or multi-unit properties, you'll gain the skills to analyze investments with precision and confidence—no matter where you are in the world.

Beyond the spreadsheets, the course dives into the full investment process, helping you understand where analysis fits into broader strategy. You'll explore key investment approaches, learn how to measure returns accurately, and assess the true impact of debt financing. With five real-world case studies, you’ll see exactly how deep analysis reveals hidden value—and helps you avoid costly mistakes.

Your Instructor

Symon He
Symon He

Stanford MBA, Real Estate Expert, Financial Modeling Ninja

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Hey, thank you for considering taking one of my courses. I am a real estate and business consultant based out of Los Angeles CA. I am the co-author of "Airbnb for Dummies", to be released May 2020. I currently help private real estate investors with their acquisitions and deal structuring and advise startup entrepreneurs on their business models and financial forecasts. Previously, I was head of marketing analytics at the Panda Restaurant Group after serving as a senior financial analyst supporting new store underwriting efforts. Before that, I was a global M&A manager for Ingram Micro, a Fortune 80 company. Prior to that, I worked on commercial real estate acquisitions at a private equity real estate fund, covering a wide range of asset classes across the western USA. I am also a cofounder of LearnBNB, a boutique consultancy and education blog specializing in the home-sharing economy. I received dual degrees in Computer Engineering (Magna Cum Laude) and Economics (Summa Cum Laude) from UC Irvine and an MBA from Stanford University.

Credit Information

Is this course eligible for my CPD requirements as a Canadian CPA?

Provincial regulators of CPAs in Canada do not require that independent providers of CPD be approved to offer courses. Instead, individual CPAs are responsible for assessing whether a CPD activity meets their requirements, and may take activities from any source provided those requirements are met.

Every course offered on LearnFormula is delivered by a qualified subject matter expert or learning organization, and advances learning objectives that are relevant to the responsibilities or professional competencies of Canadian CPAs. All activities on LearnFormula are quantifiable in terms of hours, and are also verifiable, in that users receive documented evidence of their attendance via a certificate of completion after finishing a course (and this certificate is stored by LearnFormula indefinitely). Nearly 100,000 Canadian CPAs successfully satisfy their CPD requirements via LearnFormula on an annual basis.

What Students Are Saying

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